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If you could assemble a perfect foursome consisting of PGA Tour, LPGA, and LIV Golf players, which three players would you pick?
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Today, I wanted to have a little fun and discuss who among professional golfers you would have in that bucket list foursome.
Here are the rules: Pick one player from the PGA Tour, LPGA and LIV Golf. Rule two is that they can be alive or dead when considering LPGA and PGA Tour selections.
I wanted to make it more interesting by making one of the spots women.
Many of us know how some in the golf world feel about LIV Golf, so I did not want to exclude them because there are so many talented players.
Now that you know the rules for my funny little game, let me share a few of my ultimate foursomes.
After reading this, share your thoughts and ultimate foursomes with me in the comments or on social media!
PGA Tour, LPGA, LIV Golf Foursome Option 1:
— PGA Tour: Viktor Hovland
— LPGA: Charley Hull
— LIV Golf: Cameron Smith
— Me
I love these three players so much that they had to be my first choice. Many know that Viktor Hovland is one of my all-time favorites, which is no surprise. Charley Hull is quickly emerging as my favorite current LPGA star. Cameron Smith will bring the good vibes, and I kind of want to do a shoey with him.
PGA Tour, LPGA, LIV Golf Foursome Option 2:
— Rory McIlroy
— Michelle Wie West
— Jon Rahm
— Me
Michelle Wie West is an icon and someone I grew up admiring alongside most of the guys. She may not play anymore professionally, but I love her to pieces. Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm are highly respected in golf and have unique swings, so it would be cool to pick their brains. McIlroy is one of my top-five all-time players, so it would be a bucket list item for me.
PGA Tour, LPGA, LIV Golf Foursome Option 3:
— Ludvig Åberg
— Nelly Korda
— Brooks Koepka
— Me
Nelly Korda seems so cool, and I bet playing golf with her is a blast. Ludvig Åberg is another player up there with Hovland on who my favorite golfer is, so of course, he made one of the options. Brooks Koepka has five majors, so I want to pick his brain and see if he can be funny and show off that personality.
PGA Tour, LPGA, LIV Golf Foursome Option 4:
— Tiger Woods
— Julie Inkster
— Phil Mickelson
— Me
Tiger Woods is the GOAT, so I would be silly not to include him. However, I would also love to learn from him. While there are other legends from the PGA Tour (Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Payne Stewart, Gary Player, etc.), he is the one I grew up watching and was my first all-time favorite golfer.
Julie Inkster is one of my favorite ladies ever to play the game. I often watch old videos of her on YouTube because I enjoy her swing so much.
Phil Mickelson would be in there for those hilarious stories and to give me lessons on touch around the greens. He is among the greatest, and I think he would round out this foursome perfectly.
Sound off in the comments who you would choose in your ultimate foursome!
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